Kenny Vaccaro is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Vaccaro in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Vaccaro's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Kenny Vaccaro

Top 34% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter

Height6'0"

Weight214 lb

BornFeb 15, 1991

Age35

CollegeTexas See College Stats

ConferenceBig Twelve

Rookie yr2013

Draft2013 · Rd 1, Pick 15 · NO

Archetype Intelligence

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A defensive back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 65 · #1727 · Above Average

Worth 65 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 38% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.8

Avg surplus

peak +21

6 seasons × ~10.8 surplus ≈ VORP 65

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2013	—	NO	14	—	75	58	17	4	3	1.0	8.0	1	8	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	792	90.9%	46	21.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	NO	15	—	72	49	23	1	2	1.0	4.0	2	5	0	—	0	0	6	2.0%	980	97.5%	89	21.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	NO	16	—	100	67	33	6	4	3.0	13.0	0	5	1	1	0	0	15	2.3%	1,062	99.9%	91	20.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	NO	11	—	65	48	17	5	8	1.0	14.0	2	5	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	721	97.5%	32	18.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	NO	12	—	57	45	12	7	2	1.5	10.5	3	7	0	1	1	0	7	2.3%	691	87.5%	51	17.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	TEN	12	—	54	37	17	3	4	2.0	9.0	1	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	747	87.5%	35	15.9%	32	17	0.5	79.9	11.5	6	3	1	17	4	0.1
2019	—	TEN	16	—	70	38	32	3	6	1.0	10.0	1	5	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,063	95.4%	60	15.1%	53	38	0.7	114.7	9.3	4	2	1	43	4	0.0
2020	—	TEN	13	—	72	51	21	6	1	1.0	8.0	0	5	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	871	94.9%	—	0.0%	41	30	0.7	115.7	7.6	4	3	0	46	8	0.1
Career		—	109	—	565	393	172	35	30	11.5	76.5	10	44	4	4	1	0	28	2.2%	6,927	93.9%	404	18.5%	126	85	—	—	—	14	8	2	106	16	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2013	22	NO	14	13*	75	58	17	4	3	1.0	8.0	1	8	1	—	0	7.8
2014	23	NO	15	15*	72	49	23	1	2	1.0	4.0	2	5	0	—	0	7.3
2015	24	NO	16	16*	100	67	33	6	4	3.0	13.0	0	5	1	1	0	7.5
2016	25	NO	11	11*	65	48	17	5	8	1.0	14.0	2	5	2	1	0	8
2017	26	NO	12	11*	57	45	12	7	2	1.5	10.5	3	7	0	1	1	8.9
2018	27	TEN	12	11*	54	37	17	3	4	2.0	9.0	1	4	0	—	0	5.8
2019	28	TEN	16	15*	70	38	32	3	6	1.0	10.0	1	5	0	—	0	6.4
2020	29	TEN	13	12*	72	51	21	6	1	1.0	8.0	0	5	0	1	0	5.2
Career			109	104*	565	393	172	35	30	—	—	10	44	4	4	1	56.9

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	22	NO	14	13*	—	0.0%	792	90.9%	46	21.4%
2014	23	NO	15	15*	6	2.0%	980	97.5%	89	21.1%
2015	24	NO	16	16*	15	2.3%	1,062	99.9%	91	20.4%
2016	25	NO	11	11*	—	0.0%	721	97.5%	32	18.3%
2017	26	NO	12	11*	7	2.3%	691	87.5%	51	17.1%
2018	27	TEN	13	11*	—	0.0%	747	87.5%	35	15.9%
2019	28	TEN	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,063	95.4%	60	15.1%
2020	29	TEN	13	12*	—	0.0%	871	94.9%	—	0.0%
Career			110	104*	28	—	6,927	—	404	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	27	TEN	13	11*	32	17	0.5	79.9	11.5	6	3	1	17	4	0.1
2019	28	TEN	16	15*	53	38	0.7	114.7	9.3	4	2	1	43	4	0.0
2020	29	TEN	13	12*	41	30	0.7	115.7	7.6	4	3	0	46	8	0.1
Career			42	38*	126	85	—	—	—	14	8	2	106	16	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 37.8

Availability 17.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2013bestavg 562020

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.942See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.942Snap share93.9%Def snaps6,927ReliableCV 0.34

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2013

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2013 class

4.63s

40-Yard

Low · 9th pct

Pos 9thAll 53thClass Pos 17thClass All 60th

38"

Vertical

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 87thClass Pos 78thClass All 91th

121"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 70thClass Pos 31thClass All 69th

15 reps

Bench

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 17thClass Pos 54thClass All 25th

6.78s

3-Cone

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 92thClass Pos 71thClass All 89th

4.06s

Shuttle

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 93thClass Pos 88thClass All 94th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl20Solo13Ast7TFL2QBHits1Dis3.0Int1PD2

College Stats

TexasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2013 Draft Class· this player went #15

#7Jonathan CooperG #8Tavon AustinWR #9Dee MillinerCB #10Chance WarmackG #11D.J. FlukerG #12D.J. HaydenDB #13Sheldon RichardsonDT #14Star LotuleleiDT #16EJ ManuelQB #17Jarvis JonesOLB #18Eric ReidS #19Justin PughG #20Kyle LongG #21Tyler EifertTE #22Desmond TrufantCB #23Sharrif FloydDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kenny inherited the New Orleans Saints DB room from Keenan Lewis (2013–2015), and handed it to Jairus Byrd (2014–2016).

Dave Waymer 1981–1989Toi Cook 1987–1993Jimmy Spencer 1992–1995Tyrone Hughes 1993–1996Anthony Newman 1995–1997Eric Allen

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2020final season
Last recorded season with TEN
2018team change
Joined TEN (from NO)
2013draft
Drafted by NO — Round 1, Pick 15

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 214 lb

Frame

214 lb at 4.63s

Size-speed

38" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

15 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2020	TEN	1	W11Out· ConcussionW15Questionable· Illness
2019	TEN	0	W15Questionable· Concussion
2018	TEN	2	W5Out· ElbowW6Out· ElbowW7Questionable· Elbow
2017	NO	1	W10Out· GroinW11Questionable· Groin
2016	NO	0	W3Questionable· AnkleW4Questionable· Ankle
2013	NO	1	W9Questionable· Concussion / BackW11Out· ConcussionW12Questionable· Concussion

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 62

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2013

B2014

C2015

B2016

B2017

C+2018

C+2019

C2020

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

86%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2013	1	0.1	0-1	0
2014	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2015	0	0	0	0
2016	2	0.2	2	0.1
2017	3	0.3	3	0.2
2018	1	0.1	1	0.1
2019	1	0.1	1	0
2020	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

65 career value over replacement — #1727 all-time of 4,642. 8.1/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #15 (Rd 1) · NO · 2013 · +0.5 vs expected KV-H

58actual

57.5 expected · Δ+0.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2013

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2013 Draft Class· this player went #15

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator